George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and the importance of standing against book bans.

Read the transcript here.

Resources:

• Check out All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson.
• Read about Johnson's family supporting their book when it was challenged in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
• Access other banned books with our free Books Unbanned library card for teens.

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